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Question for guys with Blowers

I ordered a Snow Blower for my Bobcat a couple weeks ago. I'm planing on Blowing one of my accounts. It's a Apartment complex. Does blowing leave the blacktop cleaner? I mean after plowing it leaves that thin layer or ice and snow buildup. My Experience with snow blowers on driveways is a cleaner finish than plowing. Here is what the complex looks like http://www.plowsite.com/showthread.php?t=64602

bobcat blowers hace a cutting edge on then and they scrape pretty well. stock ones wear quickly look for an after market one that is 3/4" thick when you need a new one

It is very common to want to tip the blower to scrape better (like you would with a bucket).
Do not do this!!! It will wreck your blower and scrape worse.

look how it sitts on the machine. you should have the arms all the way down and rotate to blower just till the edge comes into contact with the ground. now adjust your shoes to hit ground at same time.

if you dont run it this way you will grind off the sides and wear down the auger and not get a good scrape.

we have been running these for several years and love them but there was a learning curve